Week 7:
Mexican Museum

August 28, 2013

This week I said farewell to everyone at the museum. I was able to talk to Marlena Cannon, who also served as my mentor at the museum, about her previous experiences such as her education and amount of internships. Before she got her Master’s in Museum Studies, she did a certificate program in London. I was not aware that certificate programs were offered until now. If I do decide to continue my studies, the certificate program sounds beneficial for my preparation before going to graduate school. By gaining experience and doing the program, I’ll have more background in the field as I get my Master’s. It is amazing to know the amount of duties that Marlena is able to do in the museum. Since the museum does not have very many staff, they are assigned more tasks. This demonstrates the need for the new building as soon as possible. With the new building, more people can be hired and more collections can be exhibited to the public. I would like to thank my mentor, David de la Torre and the rest of the people at the Mexican Museum for giving me the chance to take part of the upcoming exhibition and experience the museum life!

I spent one of my last nights in San Francisco with my friend Leticia Valencia ’15, who was an amazing tour guide at the city! We got the change to go to the Golden Gate Bridge when there was no fog! Most of the time, the bridge tends to get lost with all the fog and there is no possibility for a clear picture. This city was truly amazing of being able to explore as I went to the museum or to go interview an artist at his/her studio.